Reuters reports on EA's plans to drop licensed guns from their video games,
or more accurately the licensing part, as they still plan to include the guns
without the licenses under the fair-use principle, quoting EA's Frank Gibeau
saying "A book doesn't pay for saying the word 'Colt,' for example." They say
recent shootings and the NRA's attempts to shift blame for them onto the games
industry did not factor into this, quoting EA spokesman Jeff Brown: "The
response from our audience was pretty clear: they feel the comments from the NRA
were a simple attempt to change the subject." They also note that there is
currently a preliminary legal action between EA and Bell Helicopter over
unlicensed helicopters in the Battlefield series, which Bell says is trademark
infringement, and they suggest how the Bell case turns out may reflect on the
legality of using the firearms as fair use. The article also states: "Legal
experts say there isn't a single case so far where gun companies have sued video
game companies for using branded guns without a license." Activision declined to
comment when Reuters asked whether they were considering dropping gun licenses
from the Call of Duty series.

Do you want to hear MY self-important ramblings that no one cares about now?

I was never a happy child.I spent long periods of time alone.I prefer my own company to anyone else's in the universe.I have had a bad back since birth and it gets a little worse every year.I am not afraid to cry in public and I like cuddling.I have low testoterone and a low sperm count.I secretly liked Vanilla Ice, Rick Astley, Milli Vanilli and N' Sync and still do.

Err.. wow. That is MORE than enough I think.

P.S. Only some of the above is actually true. I'll let you figure out which is which on your own.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi

The rambling self important crap that no one wants to hear or his silly CS claims?

Prolly the latter. He threw down the gauntlet in a thread where I bashed CS, and I claimed that spraying was as if not more rewarding than accurate bursts. We joined a server, I aimed, I sprayed, he died x16. It was amusing. I died just as many times, ofc, but my point was not disproven. He was pissed. The end.

Prez wrote on May 10, 2013, 17:57:See? Politics sidelined a perfectly good EA-bashing thread. Unacceptable!

I don't know if I am more taken aback by how stupid it is that you need to pay a licensing fee to model a Colt or Bushmaster assault rifle in your game (especially when there are umpteen AR-15 versions by different manufacturers that all look virtually identical) or by EA's blatant hypocricy. "Guns and gun manufacturers are bad... we just won't let that stop us from making tons of cash on games loaded with guns and shooting people."

It's just their story. In reality, they're doing this to save money, not for any moral reason.

Online I'm absolutely horrible, though. Way too tempered and impatient. I'm a straight up and in the face kinda guy, which is the main reason why I backed off from Blues and hardly ever post anymore. It's the Italian blood ^^ Oh, that and the fact that this community is the absolute winner of most wanna-be smart-ass members, which rubs me the wrong way. But 'nough said. I understand why you don't like me, Seph. After all, This noob did own yer elite ass in Counter-Strike that one time you tried to prove a point xD

Eldaron Imotholin wrote on May 12, 2013, 05:58:Any ol' thread? Hahaha you're something. Now I'm not just a bigot and racist, but also a fanatic or something? This is right about the first time I mentioned Islamification here. Stop adding oil to the fire, kid.

Any ol' thread? Hahaha you're something. Now I'm not just a bigot and racist, but also a fanatic or something? This is right about the first time I mentioned Islamification here. Stop adding oil to the fire, kid.

Sepharo wrote on May 11, 2013, 15:24:Damn, I should've got up earlier. I wanted to see the response from the two who can't help but bring up Islamification in any ol' thread.

Hmmm EA... Guns... Europe not like U.S... ISLAMIFICATION! OH YEAH!

Well since the enemies portrayed in most modern day shooters like Medal of Honor are Middle Eastern, maybe EA is going to be dropping Islamification from their videogames next? Then all this babble will be relevent!

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Eldaron Imotholin wrote on May 11, 2013, 09:10:The thing is that most if not none of you seem to have the slightest idea what the situation is in western Europe. But yet you judge me for my opinion, my observations, call me names and insult me. It's funny, really, how it's those people who call me the bigot.

I doubt anyone cares about your opinion on what the problem is with western europe, you've displayed bigotry and ignorance already.

Go complain to your government or run for it, no one here can help you and I doubt most of us give a shit. It's obviously not allowed here.